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Handlungsbeschreibungen und Menschenbilder in der Soziologie: Auch ein Beitrag zur Auseinandersetzung mit dem Modell des Homo oeconomicus (Action Theories and Models of Men within Sociology. As Well a Contribution to the Discussion about Homo Oeconomicus)

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Warum Handlungsbeschreibungen in Auseinandersetzungen zwischen Theorien und Disziplinen ein hohes Konfliktpotential bergen und welche Aufgabe und Form Handlungsbeschreibungen in soziologischen Erklaerungen haben, wird im Folgenden diskutiert. Dazu wird an die verstehend-erklaerende Soziologie Max Webers angeschlossen und argumentiert, dass die Beschreibung des menschlichen Handelns der Ausgangspunkt ist, um relevante Aspekte der Welt zu erschliessen und in ihrer handlungsleitenden Wirkung zu erfassen. Handlungsbeschreibungen sind daher weder als normative Idealbilder noch als vollstaendiges Abbild der Realitaet aufzufassen, sondern als mehr oder weniger abstrakte Beschreibungen des realen menschlichen Handelns, die mit Bezug auf soziale Kontexte zu spezifizieren sind. (Why are models of men a topic of many controversies when it comes to arguments between theories and what are the functions of action theories is the central question to be discussed here. According to Max Weber’s interpretative-explanatory sociology human action is the very starting point for analysing the social. In Weber’s view models of men are neither normative ideals nor a complex picture of the reality but more or less abstract descriptions that help to identify certain social factors. Especially the model of means-end-rationality offers a strong causal model. The model of homo oeconomicus is then to be interpreted as one form of a highly restricted model of intentional action that on the one hand ‘ig­nores” the social construction of ends and on the other hand all restrictions of human capacities.)

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  • Maurer, Andrea, 2013. "Handlungsbeschreibungen und Menschenbilder in der Soziologie: Auch ein Beitrag zur Auseinandersetzung mit dem Modell des Homo oeconomicus (Action Theories and Models of Men within Sociology. As Well a," Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik - Journal for Business, Economics & Ethics, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 14(2), pages 237-258.
  • Handle: RePEc:nms:ethics:doi_10.1688/1862-0043_zfwu_2013_02_maurer
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    Keywords

    Max Weber; Methodological Individualism; Institutionalism; Action Theory; Social Embeddedness; Action-Based Explanations;
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    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • A14 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Sociology of Economics
    • Z10 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - General
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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